Daily Meditation: Sunday, December 21, 2003

Spring, summer, autumn and winter...It could be said that …

12/21/2003

Spring, summer, autumn and winter...It could be said that the four seasons are found in our life. Spring with its flowers passes very quickly. Summer is effervescent and inflamed with passion. In autumn everything calms down. This is the best period, when the human being, at last master of himself, is capable of bearing fruits. As for winter, the season of cold and laying bare; it obviously does not seem so pleasant, but everything depends on the way in which man has lived his previous seasons. This is why we can say that winter represents truth. In fact, it is interesting to note how the four seasons correspond to the different periods of a human life. During childhood (spring), it is life that manifests; during adolescence (summer), it is love; during maturity (autumn), it is wisdom; and finally with old age (winter), it is truth...unfortunately, a sad truth for many, because on leaving the earth, they can no longer delude themselves. So, there you are: life, love, wisdom, and truth...